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Originally Posted by Maker
What if there was a notice like this....
On Monday Oct 11 all residents with reclaimed water irrigation systems are urged to operate their irrigation for 2 hours to assist with lowering pond levels. Since water meters measure usage hourly, all bills will be adjusted for that usage at no cost. We appreciate the cooperation and assistance from all residents.
Immediate results of lowering pond levels.
Saves money. ZERO LABOR COST for manually overriding irrigation schedules like they are doing presently.
Pond levels are lowered without wasting water. Great PR during a drought.
Great benefits to all residents.
Eliminates spraying pedestrians and carts with pond scum.
Shouldn't management consider benefits to residents as their #1 priority. Especially when there are numerous benefits for everyone?
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It's a nice idea but homes in the Villages are not set up for that.
- Most water meters in the Villages do not measure hourly usage...yet.
- Even where the new AMR meters are installed, monthly readings may not include hourly data; the billing system is certainly not configured to work with hourly data at this time.
- Some significant number of Villagers wouldn't be able to program their controllers to do this (too bad for the ones who can't, they either miss out, pay extra, or receive a violation)
- Some number of Villagers above 466 would mistakenly believe this applied to them. (too bad for them, they either pay extra or receive a violation)
- Zero Villagers irrigate with only reclaimed water. Villagers above 44 do not have access to reclaimed water at all.
It's a good idea but technically and logistically unworkable today.